Breaking The Jewish Code Perry Stone

Leviticus 23:34– 35

T abernacles

You shall do no servile work.

Imagine all men over age twenty coming together three times a year at one location for spiritual renewal, celebrating in God’s presence, eating special meals, and bonding with their fellow brethren. Being a fourth-generation minister, I can tell you there is nothing quite like a time of extended fellowship with other believers. Each year we conduct three to six major conferences, which continue for five days with nine services. They carry the feeling of a giant family reunion and are becoming highlights each year for our close friends and ministry partners. Purim and Hanukkah Although Purim and Hanukkah are not required festivals in the Torah, they developed into minor celebrations due to the amazing, significant events they represent. Purim, which means “lots,” is a yearly reminder of how an orphaned Jewish girl named Hadassah won a beauty contest, married Ahasuerus the king of Persia, and became the famed Queen Esther. By finding favor with the king, she intervened, saving the Jews in the Persian Empire from perishing. (See the Book of Esther.) Today, in Jewish communities, Purim is a yearly reminder honoring Esther’s defeat of an enemy named Haman and God’s deliverance and perseverance of the Jews living in 120 provinces of the Persian Empire. Today Purim is preceded by